Photoprotection Efficacy of Different Topical Agents Under Visible Light Exposure

Inclusion criteria

• . Healthy female or male volunteer from 18 to 50 years old
• . Skin type III-IV according to the Fitzpatrick classification
• . Average ITA° (Individual Typologic Angle calculated value) on the back between 18° and 32° at screening and inclusion visits with an allowed difference of ± 2° between screening and inclusion visits
• . Uniform skin color over the eight zones (difference in ITA° between each zone should not be more than 4°)
• . Absence of freckles, naevi, hypo or hyper pigmented regions, hairs and marks of bronzing on the investigational area on the back
• . Female subject of childbearing potential, who is not sexually active, or using an effective contraceptive method\* for at least one month before the beginning of the study, and throughout the study or menopausal female (with absence of menstruations for less than one year) or post-menopausal female (with absence of menstruations for more than one year)
• . Female of childbearing potential or menopausal female (with absence of menstruations for less than one year) willing to undergo urine pregnancy test
• . Subject willing and able to fulfil the study requirements and schedule

Exclusion criteria